Long Island candlelight vigil honors lives lost to drug, opioid overdoses

The vigil coincided with International Overdose Awareness Day, a globally recognized initiative aimed at dispelling the stigma surrounding opioid and substance use disorders.

Long Island students begin returning for new school year

The majority of districts in New York start the new school year next Tuesday and Wednesday after Labor Day.

Long Island tennis prodigy goes for first US Open title

A local tennis player by the name of Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo is calling next and will grace the courts of the last grand slam of the year.

E-cigarette use poses health risks in teens within 30 days, experts warn

According to the National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than 2 million U.S. middle and high school students reported using E-cigarettes in 2021.

Gunman shoots girl, 3, during Ridge standoff, then fatally shoots himself

According to police, detectives went to an apartment on Ticonderoga Court to investigate a murder that happened back in June in Central Islip.

Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe arrested on sexual misconduct charges

A former Long Island police chief who once led the Gilgo Beach killings investigation and later went to prison for beating a suspect has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex at a park.

1 killed, multiple injured after gunfire erupts at Valley Stream party

According to witnesses, there was a "calm and peaceful" gathering with a few dozen people in their teens to early 20’s celebrating the end of the summer.

Gilgo Beach murders: How new DNA technology led investigators to Rex Heuermann

Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect who lived most of his life in Nassau County and worked in Manhattan, is charged with killing at least three sex workers. He’s also a suspect in a fourth murder.

Heuermann showing little emotion in jail, has no contact with other inmates

It has been just over a month since Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann was arrested. In that time, he’s gone through an evolution behind bars, according to Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr.

Charges filed against suspect seen in 'shocking' video waving gun in street

Police in Nassau County say Kiber Calderon was the person seen on video waving a gun at passing traffic before being hit by an officer's SUV.